The trick to cooking moist and delicious salmon is NOT to over cook it. One or two minutes too long and your salmon can become dry and tough. Make sure you take it out of the oven before it is cooked all the way through. You should still be able to see pinkness in the center of the fillet. Once it is opaque throughout it is overcooked. Remember, fish continues to cook after you remove it from the oven.Orange Pepper Salmon

I used wild Alaskan sockeye salmon here, but king or coho would be delicious as well. The sockeye salmon I have been buying lately takes only about 8 minutes to cook at 400 degrees.

Rinse your salmon fillet and pat dry with a paper towel. Cut it into 6 fillets. Arrange fillets on a baking sheet or large glass baking dish.

Drizzle orange juice over them. The sprinkle each with a little grated orange peel. I use my microplane fine grater to do this. Make sure you do it before you juice your orange. You'll want the zest from the whole orange.

Then sprinkle with Herbamare (or sea salt) and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Drizzle each fillet with a little olive oil.

Bake for about 8 minutes for sockeye, longer for coho, and usually about 20 minutes for king, depending on the thickness.

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Alissa Segersten holds a Bachelor's of Science in Nutrition from Bastyr University. She is the founder of Whole Life Nutrition, the mother of five children, a whole foods cooking instructor, professional recipe developer, and cookbook author. She is passionate about helping others find a diet that will truly nourish them, and offers elimination diet recipes, healthy gluten-free recipes, paleo and vegan recipes, as well as tips for feeding your family a nourishing, whole foods diet. Alissa is the author of two very popular gluten-free, whole foods cookbooks and guidebooks: The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook and Nourishing Meals. She is also the co-author of The Elimination Diet book. Connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram!

This is absolutely gorgeous, Ali! You know how I go mad for salmon. :-) I so wish I had some for lunch. What an impressive dish this would be for Thanksgiving! This salmon and my turkey breast would make a nice pairing. ;-)

The dinner party is neat ... I'm loving seeing what everyone is making!

Hey Ali, This looks good enough to be dinner! I was wanting to do something different with Salmon tonight, and with a big salad...yum :) This recipe is so festive too! Fall is my favorite time to cook.

Speaking of squash-I still love your wild rice stuffing served up in halved and baked delicata squashes-I think I will make that too.

Oh this sounds wonderful! I've got salmon in the freezer I should use up, and have *tons* of canned cranberry sauce in the cupboard I picked up on sale. I'd never would have thought to mix salmon with cranberries---what a fun idea.

I love this progressive dinner! We are joining family for Thanksgiving so I don't have to make everything but what I am going to make comes from your recipes. I am sure that when I see the dessert tomorrow I will add that to the list too. I'm going to make the pear pomegranate salad, pumpkin pie, maple roasted yams, butternut squash casserole, your fabulous cranberry sauce (that was delicious!!) Hmmm.... I must be really hungry right now, I can't wait to make this new salad - it looks fabulous! Thanks for your creativity and the virtual progressive dinner! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!Deb

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Hi! My name is Alissa Segersten and I've had a love of healthy food and cooking since the age of 10. I have my degree in Nutrition from Bastyr University and am the author of three {gluten-free} food and nutrition books. When I was pregnant with my first daughter in 2001, I diligently began writing down my recipes because so many people would ask for them! Some of these recipes appeared in my first book, The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook. I now have 5 children and am passionate about educating them about our food system so they can make the most informed choices as they grow up and are exposed to a world of processed, chemical-laden foods. Join me in my mission of helping to support families with nourishing meals! Read more about me here.